| AFORETHOUGHT | • aforethought adj. (Postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time. • AFORETHOUGHT n. a premeditation. |
| ATHEROMATOUS | • atheromatous adj. Of, pertaining to, or having atheromas. • ATHEROMATOUS adj. relating to atheroma. |
| AUTOTROPHIES | • autotrophies n. Plural of autotrophy. • AUTOTROPHY n. the state of being an autotroph, an organism that is able to manufacture its own food from inorganic substances. |
| AUXOTROPHIES | • auxotrophies n. Plural of auxotrophy. • AUXOTROPHY n. the state of being auxotrophic, requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| CHEMOAUTROPH | • CHEMOAUTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTOTROPH. |
| CREATUREHOOD | • creaturehood n. The condition of being a creature; the realm of creatures. • CREATUREHOOD n. the state of being a creature. |
| DAUGHTERHOOD | • daughterhood n. The condition of being a daughter. • DAUGHTERHOOD n. the state of being a daughter. |
| HELIOLATROUS | • heliolatrous adj. Worshipping the Sun. • HELIOLATROUS adj. relating to heliolatry. |
| HETEROGAMOUS | • heterogamous adj. (Botany) in which the stamens and pistils are not present in every flower; i.e. there are male and female flowers. • heterogamous adj. (Biology) characterized by alternating generations of a parthenogenetic and sexual nature. • heterogamous adj. (Biology) involving heterogametes in the reproductive process. |
| HETEROOUSIAN | • heteroousian adj. Having different essence or substance, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity. • HETEROOUSIAN n. one who believes that the Son is of a different substance from the Father. |
| HOUSEBOATERS | • houseboaters n. Plural of houseboater. • HOUSEBOATER n. one who lives on a houseboat. |
| METAMORPHOUS | • metamorphous adj. Metamorphic. • METAMORPHOUS adj. of or relating to metamorphosis (especially of rocks). |
| PHOTOGRAVURE | • photogravure n. (Uncountable) An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books. • photogravure n. (Countable) A print so made. • photogravure v. To print by this process. |
| PHOTONUCLEAR | • photonuclear adj. (Physics) Of or relating to any nuclear reaction involving a photon. • PHOTONUCLEAR adj. relating to or caused by the incidence of radiant energy (as gamma rays) on atomic nuclei. |
| PNEUMOTHORAX | • pneumothorax n. (Medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
| PREADULTHOOD | • preadulthood n. The period of life before adulthood. |
| RHEUMATOLOGY | • rheumatology n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints. • RHEUMATOLOGY n. the study of rheumatism. |
| TAUTOCHRONES | • tautochrones n. Plural of tautochrone. • TAUTOCHRONE n. a curve such that a particle travelling along it under gravity reaches a fixed point in the same time, no matter where it starts. |
| THOROUGHFARE | • thoroughfare n. (Now rare except in certain set phrases) A passage; a way through. • thoroughfare n. A road open at both ends or connecting one area with another; a highway or main street. • thoroughfare n. (Uncountable) The act of going through; passage; travel, transit. |
| UROCHORDATES | • urochordates n. Plural of urochordate. • UROCHORDATE n. a member of the Urochordata, tunicates. |